I seen so many people praising Dead Space for being the "best survival horror game ever" or just calling it survival horror.......it's not. Nor is Resident Evil 5, but of course EVERYONE knows that's not survival horror. Well if RE5 can't be called survival horror(I don't think it is) than neither should Dead Space. Dead Space is a science-fiction action game with horror elements, that doesn't translate into survival horror. The main reason for this blog is survival horror is one of my favorite genres in videogames and I want people to know exactly what survival horror is. And the key word in "survival horror" is "SURVIVAL horror", you need to surviving not trying kill a bunch enemies which is pretty much what you do in both RE5 and Dead Space. Some people are confusing scary with survival, just because things pop out and go BOO, doesn't means it's a survival horror game. I've seen countless posts on the forums saying "Dead Space is scary so it's a better survival horror game than RE5". That's ridiculous! Survival horror isn't about making you scared, even though it might, it's about making you THINK and playthrough with your wits not weapons. Games with puzzles and enemy placement that forces you to avoid enemy contact like RE and Silent Hill, that's survival horror!

THIS IS SURVIVAL HORROR!

Moral of the story: scary doesn't equal survival horror!